Why does Samsung have its own app store?

Why does Samsung have its own app store? Samsung’s Galaxy App store is used to update Samsung’s core Android apps that ship with a phone, but there’s really no reason to keep it around for most countries. Relying entirely on the Play Store is tough since Google Play isn’t available in China, so in that country, Samsung’s own app store is useful.

Samsung’s Galaxy App store is used to update Samsung’s core Android apps that ship with a phone, but there’s really no reason to keep it around for most countries. Relying entirely on the Play Store is tough since Google Play isn’t available in China, so in that country, Samsung’s own app store is useful.